The Story of Stuff Project release new microbeads movie

by | 7 May 2015 | SLAM

While there’s a lot of information out there about microbeads, we’ve condensed everything you need to know—what they are, how to find them, and what we can do about them—in one video. But we’re not stopping there. Our nearly one million Community members are leading...

Believe it or not… the earth is getting greener!

by | 7 May 2015 | Starfish

While the news coming out of forests is often dominated by deforestation and habitat loss, new research published in Nature Climate Change shows that the world has actually got greener over the past decade. Despite ongoing deforestation in South America and Southeast...

Waste-free hair dressing

by | 7 May 2015 | Starfish

Sustainable Salons Australia (SSA), a program to divert 95% of the waste generated in hair salons from landfill, is proving to be a valuable marketing tool for businesses that sign up. SSA provides salons with a “swap and go” multi-bin system that collects about 95%...

Inner Transition

by | 27 Apr 2015 | SLAM

It wasn’t very long into the evolution of Transition in Totnes, in 2006, that Hilary Prentice and Sophy Banks came round to my house to discuss the seeds of what would eventually become known as ‘Inner Transition’, or the ‘Heart and Soul’...

The Plundering of Pilliga and Leard Forest Book Launch

by | 15 Apr 2015 | AACSGaM, Event

You are invited to the launch of my book The Plundering of Pilliga and Leard Forest and the Surrounding Farmlands at Boobooks book shop, The Mall, Armidale on Wednesday 15th April at 5pm. RSVP Monday 13/4/15. The book ‘The Plundering of Pilliga and Leard Forest and...

Earth Healing Meditation

by | 15 Apr 2015 | Event, SLAM

I offer this meditation group as a consequence of my concern for the planet. There is a considerable amount of research that demonstrates the power of meditation/prayer to create peace in troubled communities and to bring healing to humans, other animals, plants and...

Community supported business models

by | 15 Apr 2015 | Starfish

You may be familiar with community supported agriculture (CSA) ~ which is where locals purchase a share of the season’s harvest upfront and get a box of fresh produce each week from the farm. Now you can get your craft beer that way too! By purchasing a craft brewery...

April Forum: Planning for Paris + Shared meal

by | 31 Mar 2015 | Event, Monthly Forum

Come down to Kent House for a relaxed meal and planning session about what we can do in Armidale to ramp up action before the United Nations Paris Climate Change Conference in December 2015. Let’s work out some strategies for our community to help build the...

Permaculture Day 2015: In Support of Soil! Sunday 3rd May

by | 31 Mar 2015 | Event

Celebrating International Year of Soils Healthy soil makes for healthy people, animals and plants; it provides the foundation for all life on land. Soil gives us food, clean water, clean air, medicine, fibre and fuel, it’s also a climate regulator and buffer. All...

ZNET stall at Seasons of New England

by | 27 Mar 2015 | Event

Z-NET will be running a series of energy saving demonstrations and handing out information and advice at their stall ~ open from 8am to 3pm ~ at Seasons of New England Market and Fair Day on Saturday 28th March, at Hampden Park, cnr King and Maitland Streets, Uralla....

Solar Citizens: How do they score?

by | 26 Mar 2015 | Energy

With just 3 days left until you hit the polls, we’re very excited to bring you our New South Wales Election 2015 Solar Scorecard,with all the information you need to make your vote count for solar on Saturday. Visit our website to find out more on where each party...

Uralla Lantern Parades during Earth Hour 2015

by | 24 Mar 2015 | Event

Join school children, parents and community members from around Uralla Shire in the annual Uralla Lantern Parade held each March to coincide with Earth Hour. Magical, mesmerising and memorable. Enjoy the lantern parade from the footpaths and follow it down to the...

The 6th Great Extinction

by | 24 Mar 2015 | Starfish

More than 10 per cent of Australia’s native mammals have become extinct since European settlement. The extinction rate is higher than on any other continent. There have been five major extinctions in the history of Earth. We are now entering the sixth. Elizabeth...